Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888-17 April 1975) was President of India from 14 May 1962 to 13 May 1967, succeeding Rajendra Prasad and preceding Zakir Hussain.

Biography
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born into a brahmin family in Thiruttani, British India in 1888, and he was educated in Madras and taught philosophy there, at Mysore, and Calcutta, before becoming professor of eastern religion and ethics at Oxford from 1932 to 1952. He wrote extensively on Hindu religious and philosophical thought, seeking to reinterpret it for modern times. He also served as India's first "ambassador extraordinary" to the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1952 and then as Vice-President of India, before succeeding President Rajendra Prasad. Having made a lasting impression as a renowned and exceptional scholar, as President he is best remembered for the peaceful transition of power after Jawaharlal Nehru's death. He left office in 1967, and he died in 1975.